MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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